Inspired by the Cutting Veg’s Mini Cauliflower Goat Cheese Frittatas, which I slightly revised for this recipe I thought I would try making this recipe since I had goat cheese, thyme and egg I wanted to use. I thought it would be interesting to substitute beet rice for the original cauliflower rice (thinking it would…
Tag: healthy cooking
Oil-Free Roasted Eggplant (Two ways)
Likely due to my middle eastern background, eggplant is one of my favorite foods. I’ve been seeing different methods of roasting eggplant without oil, and decided to do an experiment using two similarly sized eggplants from the same store to figure out which method I liked best. I tried two methods: one using the stove…
Sweet Potato Arepas
Before I moved to Miami, I didn’t even know what an arepa was. Boy was this gringa missing out! Arepas are made of corn flour and can be topped or filled with your favorite ingredients. Plus, this dish is great for vegetarians like myself because you can ask for it without meat, and often you…
Healthy Mashed Potato
Did you know that potatoes are actually good for you? When I think of healthy food, potatoes definitely don’t come to mind. Recently, I volunteered with Wellness in the Schools, a nonprofit organization that “teaches kids healthy habits to learn and live better”. I volunteered with a cooking lab at a school at Miami Dade,…